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Government figures show unemployment rate at 4.3% amid rising inflation and economic uncertainty from Iran war
US employers added 172,000 jobs in May while the country’s unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%, a sign of a resilient labor market despite rising inflation and economic uncertainty brought on by continued conflict in the Middle East.
Despite the positive update on the labor market, US stocks fell sharply by Friday afternoon after a big sell-off of AI chip stocks. The tech-heavy Nasdaq index closed 4% down, the largest single-day drop in over a year. The S&P 500 and and Dow were also down 2.6% and 1.3%, respectively.
Continue reading...The late actor was a charming and funny father figure, and sometime singer, in the cult TV show, one of his many roles that showed just how much he could do
Anthony Head, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso actor, dies aged 72
For years, fans eagerly anticipated the oft-floated idea of a spinoff from the cultishly beloved 1997-2003 TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. As described by creator Joss Whedon, this miniseries would not follow beloved supporting characters like nerdy witch Willow, sardonic vampire Spike or laconic were-teen Oz. It would be called Ripper, and it would focus on the younger days of Rupert Giles, the school librarian and “watcher” character played by Anthony Head. Giles served as the tweedy mentor and father figure to Buffy, the woman chosen to keep vampires at bay, throughout the show’s seven seasons.
Sadly, the show never came to pass – and now, with Head’s death at the age of 72, it probably never will, at least not with its signature star. (And probably not its creator, who has since faced multiple accusations of on-set misconduct.) But both creative and fan interest was consistently high; just think about that for a moment. This 90s-originated teen drama tantalized viewers with the promise of spinning off a token grownup character into his own adventures. To picture Buffy’s contemporaries following suit is downright laughable; consider the equivalent spinoff from Dawson’s Creek, for example. Would it star Jen’s Gram? The female teacher who committed statutory rape with Pacey? Even given the expanded possibilities of a more fantastical world, Sabrina the Teenage Witch’s aunts were never exactly in talks with the BBC, either.
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British actor Anthony Head, best known for his roles in TV shows including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Ted Lasso, Merlin and Little Britain, has died at the age of 72.
Anthony Head was born into a theatrical family; father Seafield Laurence Stewart Murray Head was a filmmaker, and mother Helen Shingler was an actress. Older brother Murray Head also became an actor himself - and in fact, both brothers bookended the role of Freddie in the original run of the musical Chess in 1989 (Murray originated the role, while Anthony held the part when it closed). He largely worked in theater in the 1970s, taking on small roles in television and advertising in the 1980s. One such series of ads for Nescafe Gold Blend coffee turned heads; Head was cast alongside actress Sharon Maughan, playing a couple involved in a slow-burn courtship fueled by Gold Blend. Sometime during this period he returned to the stage briefly - playing Dr. Frank-n-furter in a West End revival of The Rocky Horror Show (alongside Craig Ferguson as Brad Majors, and I would KILL for a photo of them both). But shortly after this he took on the role for which he is best known - Rupert Giles, school librarian and Watcher for Sarah Michelle Gellars' Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The part seemed almost stereotypically strait-laced at first (in one episode, Buffy dismissively scoffs that "his diapers were probably tweed"), but Head - and the show - went on to give him hidden depths, including a hinted-at daredevil past, combat skill, and a steely ruthlessness. The show's creators even tapped into Head's musical past with an all-musical episode, "Once More With Feeling", which allowed characters the chance to give voice to their deepest thoughts. The show snuck in a couple of other musical interludes for him with dream sequences or other moments. His singing on Buffy also lead him to a role in the film Repo - The Genetic Opera. Sadly, a spin-off series devoted to his character, "Ripper", never passed the planning stages. After departing Buffy, Head returned to England, regularly making guest appearances or taking smaller roles in both US and British TV - turning up inDoctor Who, Merlin, Ted Lasso, and Bridgerton. He is survived by two daughters.
Anthony Head was born into a theatrical family; father Seafield Laurence Stewart Murray Head was a filmmaker, and mother Helen Shingler was an actress. Older brother Murray Head also became an actor himself - and in fact, both brothers bookended the role of Freddie in the original run of the musical Chess in 1989 (Murray originated the role, while Anthony held the part when it closed). He largely worked in theater in the 1970s, taking on small roles in television and advertising in the 1980s. One such series of ads for Nescafe Gold Blend coffee turned heads; Head was cast alongside actress Sharon Maughan, playing a couple involved in a slow-burn courtship fueled by Gold Blend. Sometime during this period he returned to the stage briefly - playing Dr. Frank-n-furter in a West End revival of The Rocky Horror Show (alongside Craig Ferguson as Brad Majors, and I would KILL for a photo of them both). But shortly after this he took on the role for which he is best known - Rupert Giles, school librarian and Watcher for Sarah Michelle Gellars' Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The part seemed almost stereotypically strait-laced at first (in one episode, Buffy dismissively scoffs that "his diapers were probably tweed"), but Head - and the show - went on to give him hidden depths, including a hinted-at daredevil past, combat skill, and a steely ruthlessness. The show's creators even tapped into Head's musical past with an all-musical episode, "Once More With Feeling", which allowed characters the chance to give voice to their deepest thoughts. The show snuck in a couple of other musical interludes for him with dream sequences or other moments. His singing on Buffy also lead him to a role in the film Repo - The Genetic Opera. Sadly, a spin-off series devoted to his character, "Ripper", never passed the planning stages. After departing Buffy, Head returned to England, regularly making guest appearances or taking smaller roles in both US and British TV - turning up inDoctor Who, Merlin, Ted Lasso, and Bridgerton. He is survived by two daughters.
"Bad Language" has a slideshow, video, and essay where translator Laura Marris and video artist Matt Kenyon portray translating a poem by Paol Keineg. On May 4, in an untranslated ceremony, Keineg was awarded the International Grand Prize for Poetry in French by the Académie des Jeux floraux a.k.a. Consistori del Gay Saber, which has a ~700-year history of recognizing excellence in poetry (documented in French at Wikipedia, Google Books, HathiTrust, & Internet Archive). Among other poets recognized this year was Souleymane Diamanka, who last year gave an improv performance in French similar to the old literary game of bouts-rimés often mentioned in French but also played by Percy and Mary Shelley, Christina Rossetti, and others more recently. And the Prix de la Rose d'argent was awarded to Leora Guillot for "Dix-neuf ans," one of her many songs.
The Texas Water Quality Visualization/Map maps water quality reports for all the water systems in Texas. View violations by category: oil & gas, radioactive, agricultural, heavy metals, disinfection byproducts. "The state makes this data available but publishes it as 225,000 individual Word documents behind a search form. I scraped the data, converted it to structured data, geocoded each system, and put it all on a map." A beautiful and terrifying project created by gregr. [via mefi projects]
De eerste week van de openbare verhoren van de coronacommissie zitten erop. Veel nieuws kwam er niet naar boven, wel was irritatie merkbaar tussen de getuigen en de commissie.
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BADHOEVEDORP (ANP) - Golfer Joost Luiten is na een mindere tweede ronde weggezakt op de KLM Open. De 40-jarige Bleiswijker ging vrijdag rond in 72 slagen op The International in Badhoevedorp, één slag boven het baangemiddelde. Daarmee staat hij voorlopig gedeeld 43e, al kon niet iedereen de tweede ronde vrijdag afmaken. Die wordt daardoor zaterdagochtend voltooid.
Luiten begon donderdag met een ronde van 69 slagen, twee onder het baangemiddelde. Daarmee nam hij de gedeeld zevende plek in.
Luiten won zijn thuistoernooi al twee keer en eindigde afgelopen weekend als zevende op het Oostenrijks Open in Kitzbühel. De KLM Open duurt nog tot en met zondag.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from 9to5Google: There's been a lot of pushback in recent months around the impact of AI data centers on local communities, with the use of water being a key issue for many. Google, in an expansion of its "water stewardship" programs, is making commitments that include replenishing more water than it uses at its data center sites. AI data centers go through a lot of water use in cooling the hardware used to power models, and Google is no exception. While Google stands by saying that the impact of AI data centers on U.S. water consumption is "small," it also says it is focusing on "protecting local water resources in all aspects of our data center operations."
In a post, Google explains five new commitments regarding water use at its data centers in the U.S. These include replenishing more water than is consumed at data centers, helping local utilities to modernize water infrastructure, using air-cooled solutions in areas where watersheds are at risk, "transparently" reporting water use at data centers, and focusing on "alternative and reclaimed" water solutions. [...] In a linked paper (PDF), Google says it will replenish 120% of the water it uses at data center sites by 2030. Google is also committing $17 million to new water stewardship projects in Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and Texas in addition to 165 other projects already in place throughout the U.S.
In a post, Google explains five new commitments regarding water use at its data centers in the U.S. These include replenishing more water than is consumed at data centers, helping local utilities to modernize water infrastructure, using air-cooled solutions in areas where watersheds are at risk, "transparently" reporting water use at data centers, and focusing on "alternative and reclaimed" water solutions. [...] In a linked paper (PDF), Google says it will replenish 120% of the water it uses at data center sites by 2030. Google is also committing $17 million to new water stewardship projects in Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and Texas in addition to 165 other projects already in place throughout the U.S.
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Het Wild Honey Orchestra organiseerde in 2020 de Lovin’ Spoonful Celebration, een benefietconcert waarmee geld werd ingezameld voor de Autism Think Tank.
Daar vertolkte het orkest ook ‘Darling be home soon’, een liedje waarin iemand een briefje schrijft naar diens partner die als muzikant ‘on the road’ is.
Een uitstekende uitvoering van het Wild Honey Orchestra, beter dan het origineel, en zeker beter dan de smartlap die John Sebastian (voormalig Lovin’ Spoonful leadzanger en componmist van het nummer) er op het Woodstock Festival van maakte.
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Het is al een tijdje aan de gang, de opmars van de Aziatische hoornaar. Mensen vallen ze niet aan, maar ze eten wel bijen en andere insecten. Daarom hangen er in onze regio speciale vallen. Ook op Voorne-Putten, waar sprake is van een heuse hoornaarplaag.
Isack Hadjar brought out the red flags during FP1 in Monaco after he crashed into the barrier.
McLaren have confirmed that an electrical problem caused Lando Norris’ stoppage during second practice for the Monaco Grand Prix, though they are yet to determine “exactly what’s gone wrong”.
The Rainbow is Me is a children's book that explores mindfulness, emotions, and self-discovery through the colors of the rainbow. As both Illustrator and Art Director, I developed the book's visual language, creating a cast of child characters, each representing a unique emotion and identified by a symbolic hat inspired by their feeling. Through vibrant illustrations and color-driven storytelling, the book helps young readers connect with and embrace their emotions.
